{"id":641903,"date":"2026-10-26T15:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/641903\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:32:10","slug":"weezers-we-might-as-well-be-strangers-no-1-on-alternative-airplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/641903\/","title":{"rendered":"Weezer’s ‘We Might as Well Be Strangers’ No. 1 on Alternative Airplay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWeezer<\/a> earns its ninth No. 1 hit on Billboard\u2019s Alternative Airplay chart (dated Oct. 31) as \u201cWe Might as Well Be Strangers,\u201d featuring Wednesday, climbs 2-1.<\/p>\n

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\n\tReleased June 3 via Crush Music\/Reprise\/Warner Records, the track reaches the top with a 7% increase in plays in the Oct. 16-22 tracking week, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n

\n\tWeezer becomes just the seventh act in the chart\u2019s 38-year history to collect at least nine No. 1s. It joins Red Hot Chili Peppers (15), Cage the Elephant, Linkin Park, Twenty One Pilots (14 each), Green Day (13) and Foo Fighters (12).<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s a look at all of Weezer\u2019s Alternative Airplay No. 1s:<\/p>\n

\n\tTitle, Peak Date<\/p>\n

\u201cWe Might as Well Be Strangers,\u201d feat. Wednesday, one week to date, Oct. 31, 2026<\/p>\n

\u201cRecords,\u201d one, Feb. 25, 2023<\/p>\n

\u201cA Little Bit of Love,\u201d two weeks, beginning June 18, 2022<\/p>\n

\u201cAll My Favorite Songs,\u201d four, July 24, 2021<\/p>\n

\u201cHero,\u201d one, Aug. 22, 2020<\/p>\n

\u201cAfrica,\u201d three, Aug. 11, 2018<\/p>\n

\u201cPork and Beans,\u201d 11, May 17, 2008<\/p>\n

\u201cPerfect Situation,\u201d four, Jan. 28, 2006<\/p>\n

\u201cBeverly Hills,\u201d one, July 2, 2005<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen \u201cStrangers\u201d debuted in July, it became Weezer\u2019s 36th career entry on Alternative Airplay. That marks the sixth most, after Foo Fighters (45), U2 (44), Pearl Jam (42), Green Day (40) and Red Hot Chili Peppers (37).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song is also Weezer\u2019s first charting title since the group signed with Reprise\/Warner earlier this year. It appears on Weezer\u2019s 20th studio album, Weezer (Gold Album), released in August. The set reached No. 6 on Alternative Albums and No. 35 on the Billboard 200<\/a>. It became Weezer\u2019s 13th top 10 on Alternative Albums, tying Pearl Jam for the most in the chart\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs for Wednesday, which formed in North Carolina nearly a decade ago, the band has charted three songs on Adult Alternative Airplay: \u201cElderberry Wine\u201d (No. 11 peak in 2025), \u201cTownies\u201d (No. 27; 2025), and \u201cStrangers,\u201d which reached No. 14 this June.<\/p>\n

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